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Right, we need a tough-guy philosopher-king who wrestles his opponents into submission.
by Kednicma 6y ago
Right, we need a tough-guy philosopher-king who wrestles his opponents into submission.
- krapp 6y agoMinus the philosophy, we have that now in the US. Tough guy persona, a king in all but name, and formerly a wrestling heel[0]. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkghtyxZ6rc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkghtyxZ6rc
- Kednicma 6y agoYes. I suppose my sarcasm didn't come through very well. To paraphrase a popular meme, Plato is only known to us today via his wrestling nickname. His opinion on leadership was that a philosopher-king, somebody both thoughtful and powerful, should dictate society. In his own life, he was politically entangled, but he was never given the power that he felt he earned. I'm also reminded of Idiocracy, which checks all of the same boxes. I don't know whether Mike Judge was thinking of Plato, though.
- 082349872349872 6y agohttps://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-end-of-history https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-end-of-history Bonus clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vOpyGW1sA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vOpyGW1sA